Over his career, he has worked at the national and local levels on building better and thriving futures, large and positive change, person-centered, community, vulnerability, health and human services, policy, systems, models, performance, reform and management. For decades, he has strongly advocated the Thrive! vision. His strategic, policy, management, performance, and advocacy work spans his service both inside and outside of government. www.GChris.com www.ThriveEndeavor.org
History of Employment
Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Founder
Thrive! - Building a Thriving Future
2006
Present
Sculptor
GChris Sculpture
1974
Present
Founder
HealthePeople
2006
Present
Former Senior Advisor to the Chief Operating Officer
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2006
2006
Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of Health
Veterans Health Admin.
U.S. Department of Veterans Administration
2005
2006
Deputy Director
Quality Improvement Group
U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
2005
2006
Chief Information Officer
Veterans Health Admin
U. S. Veterans Health Administration
2000
2005
Senior Fellow
Institute of Medicine
National Academy of Sciences
2004
2005
Principal Deputy Asst Secretary
Health Affairs
U.S. Department of Defense
1998
2000
Senior Advisor
Health Affairs
U.S. Department of Defense
1994
1998
Associate Director
Office of Presidential Personnel
The White House
1993
1994
Director
Health Legislation
U.S. House Selecte Committee on Aging
1983
1990
Founder
viaFuture
2005
Primary Sector of Expertise
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